The Long Beach State softball team dropped a pair of games on the final day of the Cathedral City Classic as it fell to Colorado State, 3-2, and No. 13 California, 8-1, in Palm Springs.

In the first game, the Rams (5-5) scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the 49ers .

Nalani St. Germain led Long Beach State, going 2-for-4 with a home run.

Taylor Petty (2-6) suffered the loss in the circle, giving up three runs on six hits, while striking out four.

The 49ers reached the scoreboard in the first inning as St. Germain led off the game with her team-best seventh home run.

California (10-3) used a four-run third inning to surge past the 49ers in the second game of the day.

Valerie Arioto tossed a two-hit gem for the Golden Bears as she struck out nine 49ers.

Casey Burba and sophomore Megan Denio each had a hit, while Burba scored LBSU’s lone run.

Cal jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning before breaking the game open with four runs in the third. Jace Williams highlighted the rally with a two-run double.

LBSU got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth when Burba and Denio had back-to-back infield singles. Freshman Nalani St. Germain reached on a fielder’s choice, and an error by Cal second baseman Shannon Thomas allowed Burba to score.

(5-9) Women’s tennis

Deborah Armstrong picked up a singles victory for the 49ers, but was the lone point as LBSU fell to No. 18 Washington, 6-1.

Armstrong also grabbed a win in doubles, as she teamed with Anais Dallara in a 9-8 thriller at No. 2 doubles. The 49ers were unable to take the point, as the team lost 9-7 at both No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

The 49ers had a tough draw at the top of singles, facing the No. 6 and No. 14 players in the nation, and both Dallara and Jaklin Alawi were defeated, though Alawi fought No. 8 Denise Dy to a third set before falling 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

Water polo

LBSU’s day ended on a rough note at the UC Irvine Invitational, as it lost two one-goal matches. The 49ers lost, 8-7, to UC Davis before succumbing to UC San Diego, 10-9, in 49ers’ final match of the tournament.

Krizia Cerda scored six goals on the day, including four goals against the Tritons to lead the 49ers.

Long Beach State’s day started with a match against UC Davis, and it grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Chelsea Grabowski.

UC Davis scored three goals to take a lead, and remained on top at halftime, 5-4.

The 49ers rallied to tie the game at 7-7 with 2:05 left on a goal from Julie Lantz, but UC Davis scored with 1:38 left in the contest to steal the win.

In the final game of the day, the 49ers fell behind the Tritons, 5-2, in the first period, and despite a rally behind Cerda’s four goals, came up just short.

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